#musical-legacy

#musical-legacy

Swell Maps were a punk band, but only because that word meant something different when they started making records in 1977. It didn't mean bands called Knuckleheadz or Gimp Fist; it meant unfettered freedom, curiosity rather than rage. Theirs was a music that wandered off in unexpected directions, where songs barely hung together before falling apart, punctuated by peculiar sounds made by whatever happened to be around.

Leonardo "Flaco" Jiménez was a pioneering musician known for his skill on the accordion and contributions to conjunto and Tex-Mex music, with a career spanning over 70 years.

Sir Roger Norrington's mission was to make us hear classical repertoire through the prism of historical techniques and styles, breaking away from later traditions.

"I was listening to everything," Hosono tells me at least a dozen times in our conversation. It feels like an understatement. His diverse musical journey spans genres, age, and cultural influences.

Jed the Fish, an influential KROQ-FM disc jockey, passed away at 69 due to aggressive lung cancer, remembered for revolutionizing alternative rock radio and influencing future stars.